jail bars

noun

A display fault in which the picture is disrupted by evenly-spaced vertical bands.

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Meanings

nounjail bars pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlybroadcastingA display fault in which the picture is disrupted by evenly-spaced vertical bands.
  2. pluralplural onlyUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jail, bar.
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APA

jail bars. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jail%20bars

MLA

“jail bars.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jail%20bars. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jail bars,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jail%20bars.

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